Chapter eight hundred and eighty seventh game
Looking at Jack Dorsey, who was full of nouveau riche temperament, Red Hoffman and Jack Dorsey shook hands. Red Hoffman could feel that the young people in front of him seemed to be highly valued by Chen Chu!
Speaking of young people, Jack Dorsey is less than 27 years old at this moment, and he is considered an absolute young person in Silicon Valley. But when he saw Chen Chu standing aside, looking at Jack Dorsey in front of him, Red Hoffman was a little suspicious of the word "young".
Thinking of the entire Chuke Technology and Renren Technology, the heads of various industries are very young, including Du Jianzhao, Li Xing, Zuckerberg and other characters, and now, with Jack Dorsey and others on Twitter, Red Hoffman felt that he seemed a little old, but he was still young and strong in Silicon Valley and Wall Street...
"President Red Hoffman!" Jack Dorsey, and Beatz Stone, Evan Williams and others who rushed over later all shouted at Red Hoffman. They all knew how much Renren Technology valued Red Hoffman's LinkedIn in front of them. Spending hundreds of millions of dollars to acquire the other party is enough to show the other party's value.
Red Hoffman nodded and looked at Jack Dorsey and others, "I heard Chen mention everyone, and he said that Twitter will become a new trend in the social field in the future!"
When Jack Dorsey heard Red Hoffman's words, he was excited and looked at Chen Chu. Chen Chu smiled and nodded, making the three founders of Twitter even more excited.
Chen Chu never said this. It was Red Hoffman who praised Jack Dorsey and others. Chen Chu looked at the people on both sides of Red Hoffman and Jack Dorsey and said to them, "You can rest in Yanjing for a while, so that people can take you to experience the scenery of Yanjing!"
Red Hoffman, Jack Dorsey and others nodded. They knew that Chen Chu would let them stay and there must be something to do.
Chen Chu asked Red Hoffman and others to stay because Renren Technology will make a one-person basis for its social industry and acquire many brands after a period of time. Renren Technology's social brands are a bit messy. If there is no rectification now, it will probably be even more troublesome in the future!
When Jack Dorsey, who was dressed in a nouveau riche, and others left, Red Hoffman took a glass of wine and said to Chen Chu, "Chan, you seem to be optimistic about the Twitter project!"
Chen Chu looked at Red Hoffman and said calmly, "I am also optimistic about LinkedIn!"
Hearing Chen Chu's words, Red Hoffman burst into laughter and then asked with a smile, "Chan, how do you think LinkedIn will develop next?"
Red Hoffman is not a politeness or a waste of time. Renren Technology has grown to its current scale in just a few years in the social industry. There is also Facebook and Renren.com’s unique profit model compared to other software companies, which shows that Renren Technology has a sufficient understanding of the social field.
LinkedIn seems to be developing well now, but in fact it is losing money. This is why Red Hoffman is stingy. The introduction of Sequoia Capital was also because LinkedIn was under great financial pressure. Even if Renren Technology does not take action this time, it will not take long before LinkedIn will seek new funders to support it again.
Chen Chu pondered for a moment. He didn't want to interfere too much in LinkedIn's management. The management led by Huo Pang, honestly, there is no problem with his ability. What he lacks may be experience and funds.
After thinking about it, Chen Chu didn't want LinkedIn to take too many detours, but said, "LinkingIn can build its own professional profile database, not only to build files from the data of the cooperative company, but also to build files for job seekers!"
"In addition, some recommendation letters can be launched, which can send recommendation letters to potential companies for job seekers, or enable membership functions, such as building clothing, fresh food companies or employees in members, and users who have applied for membership can see these clothing, fresh food companies or employees information, so as to get in touch. LinkedIn is not just a job search software, it is also a real social platform!"
Listening to Chen Chu's words, Red Hoffman's eyes suddenly lit up. The membership function is not only profitable, but what Red Hoffman sees is more of a potential function. When a large number of companies gather in LinkedIn, you can search for these companies through LinkedIn, which is equivalent to a huge business platform. Those companies will look for customers from each other on LinkedIn!
Red Hoffman's eyes at Chen Chu couldn't help but change. He began to think of the rumors about Chen Chu, which seemed to be true. Chen Chu's eyes seemed to be able to see the future of the industry!
"But now LinkedIn's top priority is to expand to the entire market as soon as possible. Only with enough users can LinkedIn seek profit!" Chen Chu reminded Red Hoffman.
Red Hoffman nodded with a smile on his face. He felt that this time he came to Yanjing was the best choice. Not only did he get an investment, but he had a backer like Renren Technology, but also because Chen Chu had given LinkedIn a development path. If he followed this path, he could not develop LinkedIn. Red Hoffman himself felt that it was too useless. "Boss, I understand, I know what to do!"
The celebration banquet was not large in scale, but it was still noisy. Red Hoffman, Jack Dorsey and others also intended to get closer to the senior executives of Renren Technology, so the atmosphere at the banquet was very good.
However, Chen Chu didn't stay at the banquet. After drinking a few glasses of wine, Chen Chu withdrew from the banquet, and the same was true for the senior executives of Renren Technology such as Du Jianzhao.
Next, it is the key point that Renren Technology needs to face. Returning to Renren Technology's office, Chen Chu has come here for a few times since Renren Technology's office was built.
The office door was pushed open, and Du Jianzhao walked in from outside. Du Jianzhao held a cup of hot tea in his hand, "Brother Chen, this is the best Tieguanyin. I asked someone to bring back from Anxi. How do you taste it?"
Chen Chu rubbed his eyebrows. Even though he hadn't drunk it, Chen Chu could feel that these teas might not be cheap. After drinking tea for a few years, Chen Chu also found some tricks.
He glanced at Du Jianzhao and Chen Chu asked him, "Where are the people over Skype now?"
"I have arrived in Yanjing. I have someone settled them down and the talks with them will officially start tomorrow!" Du Jianzhao said to Chen Chu.
Compared to Skype, the Twitter and LinkedIn that Renren Technology invested in before can only be regarded as an appetizer. This is the hard dish facing Renren Technology this time, and it is also the hardest bone. Moreover, this last dish is a dish that Renren Technology competes with several Internet giants, Yahoo, Amazon, ebay, and Google!
Nearly four months have passed since Renren Technology issued a $600 million acquisition amount to Skype. Oriental Net has been listed and Skype has no idea about the acquisition, which shows how difficult this acquisition is.
Long before Chen Chu went to North America, Renren Technology sent a request for acquisition to Skype, but the other party did not respond. The news of Renren Technology's acquisition of Skype began to spread, and several major Internet giants jumped out, causing trouble for Renren Technology!
"This matter cannot be delayed anymore. We must solve this matter in Yanjing, either acquire Skype or give up completely!" Chen Chu looked at Du Jianzhao, and he could see Du Jianzhao's hesitation.
The current Skype actually has more sexual significance than its practical significance. The acquisition of Skype indicates that Renren Technology has officially become the overlord of the global social software industry, and the entire social industry has been occupied by Renren Technology.
In fact, whether to acquire or not may bring about a large number of users, for Renren Technology, it may bring a group of large-scale users. However, if Skype is not acquired, Renren Technology can also support a new software company engaged in Internet free phone calls and compete with Skype. In this way, the time and cost may be a bit large!
Du Jianzhao nodded. He also knew that the current Skype acquisition is probably not so easy. "This time we came together, in addition to the two founders of Skype, Nicholas Zengstrom and Jonas Fries, there are also representatives of Skype's two major investors, Steve Weston and William Drapper!
It can be seen that Skype also attaches great importance to this talk with Renren Technology. Renren Technology is one of the most likely acquirers of Skype, and is also the most sincere, or most suitable.
Chen Chu nodded, looked at Du Jianzhao and said, "William Drapper is our supporter. Don't worry about it. The key is that the other three parties are what Renren Technology needs to strive for!"
William Drapper is now one of Chen Chu’s consultants in North America, and he is working at the North American Trust, so he naturally supports Renren Technology. There is no need to worry about this. The key is to see Skype holding more than 30% of the shares and Jonas Fries holding more than 10% of the shares. The attitudes of these two people are crucial!
"What are the news about the other acquirers? What are the news on Google, ebay, and Amazon?" Chen Chu felt that this time, the acquisition of Skype was not on the negotiating table, but outside the negotiating table.
The opponents facing Renren Technology are not the two founders of Skype, but Google, Amazon and others outside the negotiation table. The victory or defeat of the game against them also determines the ownership of Skype!
"It has not been reported yet, but after hearing the news, Google said that it had made a offer for Skype, and wanted Google Talk to acquire Skype. It is said that the acquisition amount is very large!" Du Jianzhao said.
Chapter completed!